objeto

See also: objetó

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin obiectus, perfect passive participle of obiciō (“throw against”), from ob (“against”) + iaciō (“throw”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.biˈʒɛ.tu/, /obˈʒɛ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /obˈʒɛ.to/, /o.biˈʒɛ.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈbʒɛ.tu/ [ɔˈβʒɛ.tu]

  • Hyphenation: ob‧je‧to

Noun

objeto m (plural objetos)

  1. object; thing
    Synonyms: artigo, (informal) coisa, ente, item, (Brazil, slang) negócio
  2. that to which emotions or an action is directed towards
  3. (computing) object (class or structure)
  4. (grammar) object (in a sentence, the receiver of an action)
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “object of a sentence”): sujeito
Hyponyms
Derived terms

Verb

objeto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of objetar

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /obˈxeto/ [oβ̞ˈxe.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Syllabification: ob‧je‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin obiectum.

Noun

objeto m (plural objetos)

  1. object
  2. objective; goal
    Synonyms: objetivo, meta, destinación
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

objeto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of objetar

Further reading
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